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News17 Sept 20262 min read
Nine lenders have lifted fixed mortgage rates this month before the RBA's September meeting, with markets pricing an 88 per cent chance of a hike. What has already changed in your borrowing cost, and the street-level checks that decide how much room you have left.
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News
What just changed — and what it means for the block you own or the one you want.
News15 Sept 20264 min read
A 60-year-old blast furnace shut for good and up to 800 incomes went with it. Redundancy pay covers the job. Nothing covers the house - and street-level data showed the concentration risk long before the announcement.
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News15 Sept 20264 min read
New Logan bond lodgements hit a $620 median in June 2026 - $260 a week, or $13,520 a year, above 2021. A 0.8% regional vacancy rate explains the pressure but not the outcome. The street-level numbers that decide which asking prices are real.
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News14 Sept 20265 min read
Market Analysis
Five charts beat fifty headlines. Our research team reads the numbers so you read the signal.
Market Analysis3 Aug 20264 min read
The Australian property market is not moving as one. The headline average is down, but the real split is between the top end, bottom end and suburb-level opportunities.
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Market Analysis2 Aug 20264 min read
Sydney’s auction market is soft, but the bigger story is structural: it now costs more than $1 million to build a typical mid-rise apartment, and many projects no longer stack up.
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Market Analysis30 July 20265 min read
Home loan applications are down 15%, first home buyer demand has fallen 17.2%, and investor demand is retreating. Here’s what the credit crunch means for property buyers.
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Suburb averages lie. We go to the lot level: catchments, overlays, drainage, demand.
Suburb Deep Dives2 Aug 20265 min read
Glenella, Claremont and Atwell were rated through Ripehouse Advisory’s data layers — and the most expensive suburb finished last. Here’s what the numbers say about yield, growth and supply.
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Suburb Deep Dives28 July 20265 min read
Berserker, Waikiki and West Ulverstone go head-to-head in a data-led suburb showdown. The numbers favour Berserker, but street-level detail changes the read in every market.
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Suburb Deep Dives27 July 20265 min read
Bucasia, Mowbray and Wandina look similar on price, but the data says they are three very different bets. Here’s how supply, demand, yield and street position change the case.
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Sequencing, structure and timing — the decisions that compound over 30 years.
Strategy26 July 20264 min read
Investor mortgage applications are down 35% since February, but the real story is a thinner, more selective market. Ripehouse Advisory unpacks what that means for pricing, yield and where the opportunities remain.
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Strategy22 July 20264 min read
Australian living standards are under pressure, but the property case is still strong where supply is tight and data leads. Here’s what the numbers say for 2026.
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Strategy8 July 20263 min read
Sydney values are softer, but settled sales tell a different story. Ripehouse Advisory’s data shows a flat six-month market, with liquidity still strong in selected regional and metro markets.
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Questions from readers and clients, answered with evidence instead of opinion.
Q&A4 Aug 20265 min read
With the CGT discount being scrapped and negative gearing banned on established homes, Australian landlords are asking: sell, hold, or buy? Here's what the numbers actually say.
Q&A21 July 20263 min read
A good broker gets you approved. A great one helps you build a portfolio that can keep growing. Here’s why structure matters more than most investors realise.
Q&A21 May 20253 min read
Discover the real challenges buyer’s agents face behind the scenes—from managing client expectations and emotional bias to navigating difficult selling agents and stakeholder chaos.
Q&A14 May 20252 min read
Discover whether property flipping still stacks up in today’s market. We break down renovation costs, shrinking margins, and when flipping might (or might not) make financial sense for investors.
From the archive
News14 Sept 20265 min read
A new report found almost seven in ten public housing tenants in WA’s Kimberley are waiting on urgent repairs, while about $250 million has gone on travel and overheads since 2019. The money moved. The repairs did not. There is a structural lesson in it for every property owner.
News14 Sept 20264 min read
The ACCC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from REA Group, ending contract clauses that effectively forced agents to list every property on realestate.com.au. The advertising cost was the visible one. The informational lock-in costs sellers far more.
News13 Sept 20265 min read
In the year to June 2026, 46,557 of Australia’s 205,249 approved homes went into councils where more than half of mortgage households are already under severe stress. Street-level data decides who absorbs the dilution and who is insulated from it.
News9 Sept 20264 min read
National dwelling values posted their first fall since 2022, yet the streets buyers actually want did not move. Street-level data explains which streets carry a downturn and which are immune to it.
News8 Sept 20264 min read
National dwelling values posted their first fall since 2022, yet the streets buyers actually want did not move. Street-level data explains which streets carry a downturn and which are immune to it.
News7 Sept 20262 min read
A rate cut can change sentiment, but it cannot repair a weak street, thin tenant demand or a deep pipeline of competing homes.
Market Analysis25 July 20264 min read
Regional affordability is driving strong price growth, but not all markets are equal. Ripehouse Advisory breaks down the data behind Yallourn North, Yarraman and the regional surge.
Market Analysis23 July 20264 min read
Brisbane property prices are down 1.2% in the latest quarter, but the citywide headline misses tight, low-vacancy suburbs like Windaroo. The real story is in the local data, not the average.
Suburb Deep Dives23 July 20264 min read
Five NSW regional towns, one data-led scoreboard. Young leads on growth, Cowra leads on yield, and Taree wins on fundamentals — but street selection changes everything.
Suburb Deep Dives22 July 20265 min read
Tarneit is under pressure from supply, but the data still shows a strong growth story. The key is buying the right street and asset type, not chasing the suburb headline.
Market Analysis21 July 20264 min read
Sydney renting now exceeds owning for the first time since the 1950s, but the real opportunity is in tight-vacancy pockets like South Mackay and Vincent, where supply has already run out.
Suburb Deep Dives19 July 20264 min read
Three suburbs just scored a perfect R100 on our R-Score system, all under $610,000 with tight supply and strong owner-occupier bases. Here’s why the best opportunities may be hiding in regional markets.
Market Analysis17 July 20264 min read
Heidelberg’s 22% annual rise shows why Melbourne’s averages can mislead. Ripehouse Advisory breaks down the suburb-level data behind three flagged markets and the street signals that matter.
Market Analysis13 July 20264 min read
Australia’s 306,000 net migration figure points to a hard property demand floor of about 120,000 new households a year, even as sentiment softens and clearance rates stay weak.
Market Analysis9 July 20264 min read
Australia’s rental market has tipped into a landlord’s market, with record rents in every capital, vacancy under 1% and supply under pressure. Here’s what it means for investors and deposit savers.
Suburb Deep Dives19 June 20263 min read
The Gold Coast scores 89.5 on our R-Score, but it isn't one market. We rank the Top 5 suburbs to buy in 2026, name the one to avoid, and show why the street matters more than the postcode.
Market Analysis15 June 20266 min read
The RBA is still hiking, but Australian banks are quietly cutting long-term fixed rates. Here's why that's the starting gun for the next property cycle and what it does to prices and rents.
Market Analysis9 June 202610 min read
The headlines say wait. The data says something more useful. Across listings, sales, rents, vacancy and suburb quality, the 2026 Australian property market is rising, tightening, and rewarding quality — a buyer's year, if you buy like a professional.
Suburb Deep Dives28 May 20253 min read
Discover whether Gladstone remains a smart property investment in 2025. We explore recent growth trends, market fundamentals, and key considerations for buyers, sellers, and SMSF investors.
Market Analysis7 May 20253 min read
Explore Australia’s latest property market trends—from slowing growth in major cities to stabilising rental yields and a surge in Victorian investment activity. Get investor insights and data-backed guidance in this monthly update.
Strategy9 Apr 20253 min read
Currently property investors across Australia are asking the big question: Are the upcoming market fluctuations a challenge, or do they present golden opportunities? While economic shifts and interest
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